Mr. T | Rocky Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Born in Chicago, Illinois as the youngest son in a family with twelve children, his father, Nathaniel Tureaud Sr., was a minister. [2] Tureaud, with his four sisters and seven brothers, grew up in a three-room apartment in one of the city's housing projects, the Robert Taylor Homes, in a poorly constructed building, in an area with high levels of environmental pollutants and the largest concentration of poverty in America. [3] While growing up, Tureaud regularly witnessed murder, rape, and other crimes, but attributes his survival and later success to his will to do well and his mother's love. [4] Tureaud attended Dunbar Vocational High School, [5] where he played football, wrestled, and studied martial arts. While at Dunbar he became the city-wide wrestling champion two years in a row. He won a football scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, where he majored in mathematics, but was expelled after his first year. [6] He then enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Military Police (MP) Corps.

In November 1975, Tureaud was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant, and in a cycle of six thousand troops Tureaud was elected "Top Trainee of the Cycle" and was also promoted to squad leader. [7] In July 1976, Tureaud's platoon sergeant punished him by giving him the detail of chopping down trees during training camp at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, but did not tell him how many trees, so Tureaud single-handedly chopped down over seventy trees from 6:30 am to 10:00 am, until a shocked major superseded the sergeant's orders. [8] After his discharge, he tried out for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, but failed to make the team due to a knee injury. Tureaud next worked as a bouncer. It was at this time that he created the persona of Mr. T. [9] His wearing of gold neck chains and other jewelry was the result of customers losing the items or leaving them behind at the night club after a fight. A customer, who may have been banned from the club or trying to avoid another confrontation, would not have to re-enter the club if Mr.

T wore their jewelry as he stood out front. When a customer returned to claim the item, it was readily visible and available with no further confrontation required. Along with controlling the violence as a doorman, Tureaud was mainly hired to keep out drug dealers and users. During his bouncing days, Mr.T was in over 200 fights and was sued a number of times, Template:Vague but won each case. "I have been in and out of the courts as a result of my beating up somebody. I have been sued by customers whom I threw out that claimed that I viciously attacked them without just cause and/or I caused them great bodily harm as a result of a beating I supposedly gave them," Mr. T once remarked. He eventually parlayed his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard that lasted almost ten years. During these years he protected, among others, sixteen prostitutes, nine welfare recipients, five preachers, eight bankers, ten school teachers, and four store owners. [10] As his reputation improved, however, he was contracted to guard, among others, seven clothes designers, five models, seven judges, three politicians, six athletes and forty-two millionaires.

[10] He protected well-known personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, Leon Spinks, Joe Frazier and Diana Ross, charging $3,000 per day, [11] to a maximum of $10,000 per day, depending on the clientele's risk-rate and traveling locations. Mr. T as Clubber Lang in Rocky III. Acting roles and work Edit While reading National Geographic , Mr. T first noticed the unusual hairstyle for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior. [12] He decided that adoption of the style would be a powerful statement about his African origin. It was a simpler, safer and more permanent visual signature than his gold chains, rings, and bracelets. The gold jewelry was worth about $300,000 at the time and took him about an hour to put on. Most nights, Mr. T spent even more time cleaning them using an ultrasonic cleaner . Occasionally, he slept with the heavy neck chains and bracelets on, "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves , felt." [13] In 1980, Mr.

T was spotted by future Rocky III castmate Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition, a segment of NBC's Games People Play. [14] Although his role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines, Mr. T was eventually cast as Clubber Lang, the primary antagonist. His catchphrase "I pity the fool!" comes from the film; when asked if he hates Rocky, Lang replies, "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool." Subsequently, after losing out on the role of the title character's mentor in The Beastmaster, Mr. T appeared in another boxing film, Penitentiary 2, and on an episode of the Canadian sketch comedy series Bizarre, where he fights and eats Super Dave Osborne, before accepting a television series role on The A-Team Wrestling Edit Mr. T entered the world of pro wrestling in 1985. He was Hulk Hogan's tag-team partner at the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) first WrestleMania which he won. Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr.

T saved the main event of WrestleMania I between them and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving. Piper has said that he and other fellow wrestlers disliked Mr. T because he was an actor and had never paid his dues as a professional wrestler. Remaining with the WWF (now known as the WWE), Mr. T became a special "WWF boxer" in light of his character in Rocky III. He took on "Cowboy" Bob Orton on the March 1, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, on NBC. This boxing stunt ultimately culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2. Mr. T returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987 as well as a special referee enforcer confronting such stars as the Honky Tonk Man. On July 21, 1989, Mr. T. made an appearance in World Class Championship Wrestling, seconding the late wrestler Kerry Von Erich.

[15] Five years later, Mr. T reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan-Ric Flair match, in October 1994, at WCW's Halloween Havoc, and then went on to wrestle again, defeating Kevin Sullivan at that year's Starrcade 1994. Another seven years later Mr. T appeared in the front row of the November 19, 2001, episode of WWF Raw. [16] Personal life Edit Now a born-again Christian. [17] Mr.T gave up virtually all his gold, one of his identifying marks, after helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He said, "As a Christian, when I saw other people lose their lives and lose their land and property...I felt that it would be a sin before God for me to continue wearing my gold. I felt it would be insensitive and disrespectful to the people who lost everything, so I stopped wearing my gold." [18] References 1980s Celebrity Mr.

T of The A-Team and Rocky III Has Joined Twitter | TIME.com Follow @TIMENewsfeed One of the undisputed legends of the 1980s has finally joined the 21st century. Mr. T, who played B.A. Baracus in the hit television series The A-Team and Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, has launched a Twitter account to offer his unique words of wisdom and plug his new Youtube show “Ask Mr. T.” (MORE: Movie Review: A B-Plus for The A-Team ) “There’s too much jibba jabba on @Twitter for @MrT to deal with! I’m joking. Mr. T can deal with anything,” he tweeted on Tuesday. Describing himself as “Footballer, wrestler, soldier, bouncer, bodyguard, actor & astronaut. Professional pitier of fools,” the 60-year-old already boasts more than 25,000 followers. “Welcome to Twitter! Just to warn you I sometimes tweet at lot! My best, Bill,” tweeted actor William Shatner. Born Laurence Tureaud , Mr.

T has just launched his own comedy TV show on BBC Three in the U.K. called “The World’s Craziest Fools” in which he tracks down “dumb drivers, stupid soldiers, brainless builders and silly sportsmen.” After working as a wrestler and military policeman, the Chicago native became a nightclub bouncer and then bodyguard for well-known personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, Leon Spinks, Joe Frazier and Diana Ross. His acting career was launched after he was spotted by Sylvester Stallone taking part in NBC’s “America’s Toughest Bouncer” competition and cast in Rocky III. It was during his role as Clubber Lang that the infamous phase “pity the fool” was coined, when Lang was asked by a journalist if he hated Rocky Balboa. And if a catchphrase is good, it’s worth repeating more than three decades later. “Mr. T never hates a fool for being a fool, he just pities them,” he tweeted. James "Clubber" Lang | Rocky Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia (won the boxer once, defeated on rematch) "Prediction? ...

Pain." - Clubber Lang in Rocky III James "Clubber" Lang is a heavyweight boxer from Chicago, and acts as the main antagonist in Rocky III . He was a boxer that was previously undefeated and became the world's top contender to Balboa. He challenged Rocky Balboa to a boxing match and knocked out Rocky in the second round. However, during the rematch between the two at Madison Square Garden, Rocky defeated Lang via knockout, stripping Lang of the title, and handing Lang his first loss. Lang is not featured in any other Rocky films. He is portrayed by Mr. T, who never again played the role of an antagonist in his career. Contents Edit James Lang was orphaned at an early age, and spent most of his childhood on the streets of Chicago's Southside, as well as time in orphanages and juvenile facilities.[3] Later as an adult, Clubber was sent to prison for five years, for one possible count of a felony and/or assault charge. But during his time being served he discovered boxing as a way to let out his frustrations and talent, which leads to the events of Rocky III.

This is also evident in the game, Rocky Legends, where if the player selects Clubber's path, he starts out fighting in the Chicago Prison, in a ring actually inside the prison itself. One novelization of the film called Lang's manager "Donut." Lang's Rise to the Top Edit Lang in prison. If the player chooses Lang's path in Rocky Legends we learn that Lang started out in the Chicago state prison, this is where Lang developed a love for fighting and boxing. Lang get's into a confrontation with fellow prisoner Jack Jarrell. The two turn out to be scheduled for a fight in a boxing tournament held within the prison, Lang wins the fight and is released from prison not long after. Lang wearing prison shorts and fighting fellow prisoner Jack Jarrell. Lang would then begin watching Rocky Balboa's rise to the top, which began to bother him. Lang then decided to turn pro. Rocky III Since winning the title from Creed , Rocky has become a major celebrity with many endorsement deals. Rocky wins 10 consecutive title defense matches against opponents that are said to be ‘’out of Balboas league. One of Lang's early opponents.

While Balboa continues to win fights, Clubber Lang works his way up the ranks winning around 10 consecutive fights by knockout. Lang wins a number one contender fight for the title. Lang is then seen yelling at Rocky’s trainer Mickey after this bout saying, ‘’I want Balboa… I want Balboa, you hear me old man, you tell Balboa, NOBODY CAN BEAT ME, you tell him what I said, he's next, I’m gonna kill him, nobody can stop me, you tell Balboa that, I’m coming after him. You tell him!’’ Lang yelling at Mickey. Lang is displayed as being annoyed at the relative ease with which Rocky wins the bouts. Lang was being interviewed when he says ‘’I want a shot at the title, Balboa got the guts he’ll meet me in the ring or anywhere else. My whole life been directed to this title and nothing else, I live alone, I train alone, I’ll win the title alone, I want him, he can’t duck me forever, he can run but he can’t hide’’.

After Lang says this, the sports anchor says that Lang will have to wait since Balboa just defended his title for the 10th time and that Balboa has also agreed to face the World Wrestling champion Thunderlips , the more he has to wait the angrier it makes Lang. Lang is seen sitting in the stands during Rocky’s exhibition with Thunderlips, he looks annoyed and disgruntled. Lang insulting Balboa at the unveiling of his statue. Lang shows up at the unveiling of Rocky’s statue as Rocky begins his speech he announces that he is considering retiring. Lang then pushes through the crowd saying ‘’getting out while you can?, don’t give this sucka no statue, give him guts!!, I told you I wasn’t going away, you got your shot now give me mine!’’ Mickey responds to Lang by telling him to get the hell out of here, Lang aggressively looks towards Mickey and says ‘’Shut up old man, I ain’t going nowhere’’ Lang then says ’’They don’t want a man like me to have the title because I’m not a puppet like that fool up there’’ Rocky finally responds telling Lang he has a big mouth.

Lang then puts his fists up and tells Balboa to do something about it, Balboa proceeds to walk down towards Lang when Mickey stops him. Lang proceeds to tell everyone that he is the number 1 ranked fighter in the world, also that Balboa has been taking fights from other bums the ‘’easy matches’’ and that he will fight Balboa anywhere and anytime. Lang continues insulting Balboa saying he isn’t a real man and that he’s a coward, after he makes a sexual remark toward Rocky's wife Adrian , his challenge is accepted. Lang hitting the heavy bag Lang doing pull ups. Lang trains the same for this fight as his other fights and does not hire any trainers and works out in a squalid building using an old punching bag, a floor mat, a mirror and rope attach to a door way. Lang pushes himself to the limit during his training focusing on strength and power, by doing sit ups, pull ups, punching the punching bag and boxing in front of the mirror, Lang trains by himself for the entire time in his quiet building, allowing him to put his full concentration into his training. Unlike Balboa who works out with a myriad of equipment and a large crowd, who consistently interrupt his training.

Before the fight, Lang is seen preparing in his locker room, which is full of media asking Lang questions about the fight, but Lang continues to ignore them and tell them he wants to be alone eventually Lang snaps and hits his locker and then walks over to the media members and knocks their cameras to the ground. As Balboa leaves his locker room and heads out towards the ring, Lang also leaves his locker room and yells out to Balboa ‘’Ay Sucka, Balboa you through, you washed up’’. Balboa fires back at Lang which angers him, having both men trying to get through the crowd to get to each other, and during the pushing, Lang pushes Mickey over, this caused him to fall and have a heart attack, and later die. Lang slapping Creed's hand away. Apollo Creed, guest commentating, enters the ring to shake both fighters’ hands. Creed approaches Lang to shake his hand, Lang slaps Creed’s hand away and says ’’Get out my face, don’t need nothing you ain’t got no more, don’t need no has-been messing up my corner and you better get that bad look off your face before I knock it off’’.

Creed has a strong disliking to Lang after this and tells Balboa to do everyone a favour and ’’drop this chump’’. When the two fighters meet in the middle of the ring, Lang does not take his eyes off of Balboa. Lang then says ‘’Dead meat’’. Lang punching Balboa Rocky bursts out of his corner throwing hook after hook and body shot after body shot, the punches seem to be having no effect on Lang and when Lang decides to start hitting back, he unleashes deadly hooks onto Balboa at one stage trapping him in the corner and throwing hook after hook. The damage of Langs punches begin to show as Rocky has several cuts on his face and a badly bruised eye and the round ends with Lang showing his power and strength. Lang celebrating after defeating Rocky Balboa The second round is completely dominated by Lang, he unleashes more hooks onto Balboa until he throws one finally hook and Balboa falls and stays down for the 10 count. Lang wins the fight by KO, stays undefeated and becomes the new World Champion.

After Balboa agrees to train with Creed, he calls out Lang and asks for a rematch, Lang would respond during an interview on TV by saying ‘’I reject the challenge, because Balboa is no challenge, but I'd be more than happy to beat up on him some more’’. The interviewer proceeds to ask what Lang thought of Balboa being trained by Apollo Creed which he replies by saying ‘’Apollo who? You talking bout that old fool Apollo Creed, shucks, one has-been is enough, all Apollo been doing is running off at the mouth lately and when I see him I’m gonna close it for him. When asked when the fight will take place, Lang says ‘’the sooner the better’’ he goes on to say that he can’t be beat and that he will train even harder this time and make sure there is no quick knock down ‘’I’m gonna torture him, I’m gonna crucify him real bad’’. Lang talking about his rematch with Balboa. Lang predicts pain for his fight against Balboa. Before the fight Lang is interviewed in his locker room, he is asked for his prediction for the fight. Lang simply says, "Prediction? ...

Pain." As Lang walks to the ring, he has failed to gain the kind of admiration and respect Rocky did when he defeated Creed. Although Lang gained a small fan base of "Clubber fans", the large share of the audience booed him. On his way to the ring a spectator jumps out in front of Lang and Lang pushes him back into the crowd. Lang enters the ring and immediately looks at Balboa saying ‘’Ay fool you ready for another beating, you should have never came back’’. Rocky and Creed pay Lang no attention. Lang pushes Creed. Lang then hovers around Creed and starts saying ‘’Ay boy…. Ay boy’’ Lang gets Creeds attention, and Creed turns around, Lang proceeds to say ‘’after I crucify him, your next’’ which Creed simply responds with ‘’just stay out of my face chump’’. Creed then turns his back on Lang, which angers Lang. Lang proceeds to push Creed from behind and say ‘’Don’t turn your back on me’’ after the corner men separates them, Lang goes to his corner. When the men meet in the middle of the ring, once again Lang does not take his eyes off of Balboa. Lang and Balboa staring off.

Lang stares right at Balboa and says ‘’I’m gonna bust you up’’ which Balboa replies by saying ‘’go for it’’. Just like the last fight Balboa comes right out of his corner and unleashes a flurry of jabs onto Lang, however, these didn't seem to deter Lang too much physically, but his temper built, and Lang begins throwing hooks wildly, but every hook Lang threw Balboa ducked or weaved out of the way. Lang threw around 15-20 punches in the first round with none of them connecting, while Balboa connected with all of his punches. Lang did not seem fazed by the punches physically. Lang throws Balboa into the corner. In the second round Balboa started it just like the last round, hitting Lang with a few punches while once again ducking and weaving Lang’s hooks. Lang finally gets a break when he pushes Balboa into the corner and brutally unleashes with hook after hook busting Balboa open, but after Balboa finally gets out of the corner Lang still continues to punish him with hooks, knocking him to the ground. Balboa gets up before the 10 count and once again Lang unleashes more punches and knocks Balboa down again.

Balboa is able to get up before the 10 count for the second time. Just before the round ends Balboa puts his gloves in front of his face and Lang punches Balboa's arms over and over, trying to break the defense. As the round ends Balboa says ‘’you ain’t so bad, huh? You ain’t so bad’’ and puts his glove on Langs head and pushes him. Lang shows disappointment after losing. In the third round, Balboa started to block Lang's extremely powerful blows, and even started to taunt him like he did at the end of the second round, prompting Lang's temper to build, and prompting Lang to throw even more punches. However, due to Rocky's blocking techniques, Lang's extremely powerful punches weren’t connecting fully and due to fatigue, weren’t doing as much damage, eventually Lang fatigued severely, being near incapable of landing his blows onto Rocky. Balboa then unleashed punch after punch mainly targeting Lang’s body to gas him even more. Lang would then fall and was unable to get up before the count of 10, therefore suffering his first ever loss and losing his title to Balboa.

Boxing style Edit Clubber Lang, the hard-hitting brawler, has a character which is much like his boxing style: direct, aggressive and brutal. His fighting style and record show a similarity to a young George Foreman and perhaps Mike Tyson (although it would be a few years after the film's debut that Tyson would become a renowned boxer). His quest for respect from pro boxing and the media is similar to Larry Holmes. Also, he is mentioned by a reporter that he is a southpaw like Rocky [1] . However, there is a weakness in this fighting style, as Lang relied entirely on knockout punches, and never made serious effort to study combos or technique. This allows him to fatigue severely if he doesn't make quick work of his opponents, which Balboa exploited in their rematch, knocking out Lang fairly early, in just the third round. Match Record: 30 Fights, 29 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws, 26 KOs No. Edit Menu screen for the Clubber Lang story. Clubber Lang's story starts in a state pennitentiary in Illinois, where he was serving a sentence for an unspecified offense.

As part of an athletic program, boxing matches were organized, where Clubber fought another inmate. After that fight, a scene is shown where the guards are freeing Lang now that his punishment is over. Now a free man, Clubber Lang seeks to enter the pro boxing world, beginning at low-venue places like clubs and traveling shows then working up to tougher circuits. The story then revolves around the events of Rocky III and culminates in his victory over Rocky in New York City. Trivia Edit Clubber Lang was the only villainous role that Mr. T has ever played in his career. Most of Mr. T's famous quotes have came from this character, such as "I pity the fool"., which has often been misassociated with his better known role on The A-Team. However, the phrase was reused in Mister T, an animated cartoon showing a heroic Mr. T who helped kids solve crimes. One piece of merchandise associated with the cartoon was a bookmark with Mr. T saying "I pity the fool who loses his place in this book!" Mr. T. was reportedly considered for a cameo appearance in Rocky Balboa where he would have reprised his role as Clubber Lang.

Had he accepted, his role would have shown him retired from boxing and now working as a sportscaster giving ringside commentary, and would have shown him as an older and wiser man who is now more gentlemanly. When asked about his past confrontation with Rocky, Lang was to be more respectful of his former adversary in retrospect. Customizations Mr T - Example Problems Mr T Be Somebody, or Be Somebody's Fool Contents 6 External links Acting roles and work In The A-Team, he played Sergeant Bosco "Bad Attitude" Baracus, an ex-army commando on the run with three other members from the US government "for crimes they didn't commit". Mr. T is famous for his customized trademark Mohawk -style haircut, for the numerous gold chains, rings and bracelets he wears. His catch phrase , "I pity the fool!" comes from Rocky III, where he played a boxer facing Rocky Balboa in a match. When asked if he hated Rocky, he replied, "I don't hate Balboa, I pity the fool." This exchange, also from the movie: Interviewer: What's your prediction for the fight? Clubber Lang: My prediction? Clubber Lang: Pain! became another catch phrase.

In 1982 Mr. T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in "The World's Toughest Bouncer" contest. His role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines, but Stallone built up the part around the man. "Mr. T" also appeared in another boxing film , Penitentiary 2 , and in a cable television special, Bizarre, before accepting the role of B.A. in The A-Team. When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B.A. Baracus, he observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb." Mr. T is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall and very tough looking. His gold jewelry is genuine and worth around $300,000. He acquired the jewelry during his stint as a bouncer, where he would take jewelry from disorderly people and wear them himself. His jewelry is mostly a testament to how well he performed his job as a bouncer.

It takes him about an hour to put it on, and most nights he cleans it in an ultrasonic cleaner although some nights he sleeps in it "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves , felt." Mr. T sold most of his jewelry during his bout with cancer, but has appeared on television wearing his signature gold chains since then. He was once reported to be earning around $80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team and getting $15,000 for personal appearances, but by the end of the 1990s , he was appearing only in the occasional commercial, largely because of health problems. In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with, ironically, T-cell lymphoma . Biography Mr T Laurence Tureaud was born in Chicago, Illinois , the eleventh of twelve children; he and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in the city's housing projects . He was a college football star, studied martial arts , and won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University , Texas , but was thrown out after a year. After that he went to a couple of small Chicago colleges on athletic scholarships.

After leaving college he was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army before trying out for the Green Bay Packers . His professional football career was finished, however, by a knee injury. After this, his aspirations were set higher - the first in his family to become a broadway dancer. He began on his journey by making connections to the celebrity community. For about nine years Mr. T was a bodyguard to the stars, protecting such well-known personalities as Muhammad Ali , Michael Jackson , and Diana Ross . He charged around $3,000 a day and his business card famously read, "Next to God, there is no better protector than I." He always boasts that he never lost a client, saying, "I got hurt worse growing up in the ghetto than working as a bodyguard." In 1970 he changed his name by deed poll from Laurence Tureaud to Laurence Tero and then in 1980 to "Mr. T" so that people would have to address him as "Mr." It was while reading National Geographic that Mr. T first saw the unusual hairstyle for which he is now famous, on an African Mandinka warrior.

He decided that adopting the style was a powerful statement about his African origins. Another theory is that Mr. T wanted his hair cut in the shape of a "T," so that when people asked him his name, he would show them the "T" on his head. However, the haircut went awry, so, to save face, he decided to say that he cut his hair in the same fashion as the Mandinka warriors. A Ruby-Spears produced cartoon called Mr. T premiered in 1983 on NBC . The Mr. T cartoon starred Mr. T as himself, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He would help them with their training, but they would also help him solve mysteries and fight crime. Sixteen episodes were produced. In 1984 , Mr. T made a motivational video called "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool." He gives helpful advice to children throughout the video; for example, he teaches them how to understand and appreciate their origins, how to dress fashionably without buying designer labels, how to control their anger, and how to deal with peer pressure.

The video is roughly one hour long, but contains 30 minutes of singing, either by the mob of children accompanying Mr. T, or by Mr. T himself. Mr. T sings "Treat Your Mother Right (Treat Her Right)," (video available here ) in which he enumerates the reasons why it is important to treat your mother right, and also raps a song about growing up in the ghetto and praising God . In 1986 Mr. T removed many trees from his mansion in Lake Forest , Illinois explaining that he had allergies. This created a large controversy and led several North Shore communities to enact ordinances making the removal of old growth trees illegal. "Mr. T" entered the world of professional wrestling in 1985 . He was Hulk Hogan 's tag-team partner at the first WrestleMania . Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr. T almost ruined the main event of WrestleMania I between them and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff , because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving.

Roddy Piper mentioned that he and other fellow wrestlers legitimately disliked Mr. T, because he was an actor coming into wrestling, and had not paid his dues as a professional wrestler. He returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987, before disappearing from the wrestling world. He reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan- Ric Flair match, seven years later, in October 1994 . Recent events File:Seanandmrt.jpg Mr. T poses with Seanbaby Mr. T is famous on the Internet for two phenomena that were created to honor him. The first, Mr. T Ate My Balls , quickly became applied to other celebrities. The other, Mr. T. vs..., is a phenomenon of web pages depicting Mr. T fighting other celebrities , political figures, fictional characters, and other famous people in multi-page online comic books, made with rather substandard photo editing and doctoring techniques. Mr. T traditionally wins the contest, later to relax with a glass of milk . The 2004 Veggie Tales DVD Sumo of the Opera is a parody of the Rocky franchise and features a character, Po Ta To, based on Mr.

T's role in Rocky III as Clubber Lang. Po Ta To sports a mohawk similar to Mr. T's, utters the catchphrase, "I pity the clown!" and is amused by his opponent's "jibber-jabber." Mr. T is a born-again Christian , and he frequently appears on the TBN Christian television series. He recently was the subject of a sketch on British comedy show Little Britain . He is also the subject of recurring "The All New Adventures Of Mr.T" sketch on Saturday Night Live by Robert Smigel , in which Mr. T and a group of teenagers drive around in a van, à la Scooby-Doo , and have adventures while Mr. T tries to find work. He has also appeared in commercials for MCI 's 1-800-COLLECT collect-call service. He lives in Sherman Oaks , California , and is single. Mr. T still seeks acting jobs and has had small roles in several films. There is currently a campaign to have Mr. T on LBC , a London-based radio station, all carried out by Iain Lee , a British comedian. However on September 10 Iain Lee read out the letter which had been sent by Mr.

T's Agent, it stated 'Mr. T would not like to take part in a local radio station,' as a result Iain Lee's LBC producer is not using soundbytes of Mr T. As a promise Lee had said during a show "If I can't get Mr. T by Christmas I will resign!"; this predicament is seeming likelier. He has also made a few appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brian . Album File:MrTs-album-Commandments-1984.jpg Album cover to Mr. T's Commandments. Mr. T in 1984 released a rap album titled Mr. T's Commandments much in the same tone as his '84 educational video which instructs children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs. Track Listing The Toughest Man in the World Mr. T, Mr. T (He Was Made for Love) The One and Only Mr. T No Dope No Drugs Mr. T | The Rocky Balboa Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Rocky Balboa Wiki Share Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud on ) is an American actor known for his roles as B. A.

Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team , as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III , and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is also well-known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle , for wearing large amounts of gold jewelry, and for his tough guy image. He starred in the reality show I Pity the Fool , shown on TV Land , the title of which comes from his A-Team catchphrase . Edit Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois , the youngest boy in a family with twelve children. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud Sr., was a minister . Tureaud, with his four sisters and seven brothers, grew up in one of the city's housing projects , Robert Taylor Homes . Tureaud attended Paul Lawrence Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, where he played football, wrestled, and studied martial arts . He won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University , but was thrown out after a year. Tureaud also attended several small Chicago area colleges on athletic scholarships. After leaving school, Tureaud became a military policeman in the U.S.

Army , before trying out for the NFL football team Green Bay Packers . Tureaud worked as a bouncer after he returned from the army. It was at this time that he created the persona of "Mr. T." His wearing of gold neck chains and other jewelry was the result of customers losing the items, leaving them behind at the bar/night club after a fight, or being removed from the place. A customer would not have to re-enter or even have to see anyone else again if Mr. T wore their jewelry as he stood out front. When a customer came back, their item was readily visible and available with no further confrontations required. Often, the "former" customers did not return. Mr. T thus built up a large collection and earned a reputation for wearing many gold neck chains and bracelets. Mr. T managed eventually to parlay his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard to the stars that lasted almost ten years. He protected well-known personalities like Muhammad Ali , Steve McQueen , Michael Jackson , Leon Spinks , Joe Frazier and Diana Ross , charging $3,000 per day.

As a bodyguard, Tureaud's business card read, "Next to God, there is no greater protector than I." Mr. T claimed that he never lost a client, saying, "I got hurt worse growing up in the ghetto than working as a bodyguard." A bald-headed Mr. T can be seen on film accompanying Joe Frazier to the ring in Frazier's rematch against George Foreman in 1976. http:// Edit While reading National Geographic , Mr. T first noticed the unusual hairstyle, for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior. He decided that adoption of the style would be a powerful statement about his African origin. It was a simpler, safer and more permanent visual signature than his gold chains, rings, and bracelets. The gold jewelry was worth about $300,000 at the time and took him about an hour to put on. Most nights, Mr. T spent even more time cleaning them using an ultrasonic cleaner . Occasionally, he would sleep with the heavy neck chains and bracelets on, "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves , felt." In 1980, Mr.

T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition—a segment of NBC's "Games People Play." His role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines. His catchphrase, "I pity the fool!", comes from the film, in which he played a boxer facing Rocky Balboa. When asked if he hated Rocky, he replied, "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool." Subsequently, after losing out on the role of the title character's mentor in The Beastmaster , Mr. T appeared in another boxing film , Penitentiary 2, and on and episode of Showtime 's early sketch comedy series Bizarre , where he fights and eats Super Dave Osborne ), before accepting a television series role on The A-Team . Mr. T appeared in an episode of Silver Spoons , reprising his old role as bodyguard to Ricky Stratton . In the episode, he explains his name as "First name: Mister; middle name: period; last name T." In one scene, when Ricky's class erupts into a paper ball throwing melee, Mr. T throws his body in front of the objects, fully protecting his client.

In The A-Team , he played Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus (B.A. is an abbreviation of "Bad Attitude" as well as "Bosco Albert"), an ex-army commando on the run with three other members from the U.S. government "for a crime they didn't commit." When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B.A. Baracus, he observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb."A Ruby-Spears produced cartoon called Mister T premiered in 1983 on NBC . The Mister T cartoon starred Mr. T as himself, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He would help them with their training but they would also help him solve mysteries and fight crime. Thirty episodes were produced. In 1984, he made a motivational video called Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! . He gives helpful advice to children throughout the video; for example, he teaches them how to understand and appreciate their origins, how to dress fashionably without buying designer labels, how to make tripping up look like breakdancing , how to control their anger, and how to deal with peer pressure.

The video is roughly one hour long, but contains 30 minutes of singing, either by the group of children accompanying him, or by Mr. T himself. He sings "Treat Your Mother Right (Treat Her Right)", in which he enumerates the reasons why it is important to treat your mother right, and also raps a song about growing up in the ghetto and praising God . The raps in this video were written by Ice T . That same year he released a related rap album titled Mr. T's Commandments. Also in 1984, he starred in the film, The Toughest Man in the World. In 1988, Mr. T starred in the television series T. and T. . Mr. T was once reported to be earning around $80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team and getting $15,000 for personal appearances, but by the end of the 1990s, he was appearing only in the occasional commercial, largely because of health problems. (In 1995, he was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma .) He frequently appears on the TBN Christian television series.

He has appeared in commercials for MCI 's 1-800-COLLECT collect-call service and on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . He has also appeared on some Comcast commercials, and in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand during 2007, advertising the chocolate bar Snickers with the slogan "Get Some Nuts!". One of these commercials, featuring Mr. T crashing through a wall on the back of flat-bed truck before firing Snickers bars at a speed walker wearing tight-fitting yellow shorts, was pulled by Mars following a complaint by the US-based group Human Rights Campaign , despite the fact that the advert had never been shown outside the UK. The group alleged that the commercial promoted the idea that violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people "is not only acceptable, but humorous". Mr. T appeared in a popular commercial for the Oregon Lottery which parodied the current popularity of reality TV shows. The commercial was a satire, in which Mr. T starred in a fictitious reality show entitled Who can spend 30 days in a trailer with Mr. T?. Mr. T did a video campaign for Hitachi's Data Systems that was created and posted on consumer video sites including YouTube and Yahoo! Video .

According to Steven Zivanic, senior director and corporate communications of HDS, "this campaign has not only helped the firm in its own area, but it has given the data storage firm a broader audience." As of December 1 2007, the first version, “Mr. T: The T in IT,” has been viewed 259,857 times on YouTube alone. In November 2007, Mr. T appeared in a television commercial for the online role playing game World of Warcraft with the phrase "I'm Mr. T and I'm a Night Elf Mohawk". In 2008 Mr. T appeared on the American channel shopping TV selling his "Mr.T Flavorwave Oven". Mohawk Media, publisher of the Mr. T graphic novel, has announced on its website that Sony Pictures will be producing a CGI movie starring Mr. T, scheduled for release in 2009. http:// Edit Mr. T entered the world of professional wrestling in 1985. He was Hulk Hogan 's tag-team partner at the first WrestleMania . Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr.

T saved the main event of WrestleMania I between them and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving. Piper has said that he and other fellow wrestlers disliked Mr. T because he was an actor coming into wrestling and had never paid his dues as a professional wrestler. Remaining with the WWF, Mr. T became a special "WWF boxer," in light of his character in Rocky III. He took on "Cowboy" Bob Orton on the March 1, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event , on NBC. This boxing stunt ultimately culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2 . Mr. T returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987 as well as a special referee enforcer confronting such stars as the Honky Tonk Man. Seven years later, Mr.

T reappeared as a special referee for a Hogan- Ric Flair match, in October 1994, at Halloween Havoc , and then went on to wrestle again, defeating Kevin Sullivan at that year's Starrcade . Mr. T would return to wrestling, another seven years later, appearing in an episode of WWF Raw on . http:// Edit In 1984 Mr. T released an album titled Mr. T's Commandments ( Columbia / CBS Records ), much in the same tone as his 1984 educational video, which instructed children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs. He later followed up with a second album the same year, titled Mr T's Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! ( MCA Records ), which featured music from the film of the same name. In 2002, Mr. T appeared in the video for "Pass The Courvoisier" by Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharell Williams . John Cena 's music video " Bad Bad Man " also featured an imitation of Mr. T/B.A. by Freddie Foxx throughout. http:// Edit Mr.

T splits his time between his suburban Chicago, Illinois home and a 20-acre (81,000 m) ranch in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico , where he spends most of his summers. He is a born-again Christian . In 2005, Mr. T stated that he would never wear his chains again. He arrived at this decision after seeing the effects of Hurricane Katrina . However, he has been seen wearing some chains for several commercial appearances, such as the 2007 U.K. , Ireland , Australia and New Zealand Snickers advertisement, and the 2007 World of Warcraft ad. Mr. T donated a great deal of clothing and money to Katrina victims. He is also an avid breeder of horses. He has been a guest on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor In April 2009, Mr T was called for jury duty in Chicago. He showed up in court but was not chosen. Afterwards he signed autographs and posed for pictures. http:// Rocky III (1982) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property.

Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 26 Apr 2014 a list of 40 titles created 15 Aug 2014 a list of 27 titles created 30 Sep 2014 a list of 36 titles created 08 Jul 2015 a list of 23 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Rocky III " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards » Videos Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

Director: Sylvester Stallone After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. Director: Sylvester Stallone Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. Director: John G. Avildsen Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. Director: Sylvester Stallone Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam. Director: George P.

Cosmatos Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. Director: Ted Kotcheff In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of missionaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. Director: Sylvester Stallone Colonel Trautman is captured by Soviets during a mission in Afghanistan and Rambo sets out to rescue him while taking on the invading Russian forces. Director: Peter MacDonald The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Director: Ryan Coogler A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains. Director: Renny Harlin Two cops are framed and must clear their names.

Directors: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher Edit Storyline Three years and 10 successful title defenses after beating Apollo Creed, with whom he has become great friends, a now wealthy Rocky Balboa is considering retirement. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to Clubber Lang, who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's trainer Mickey. Rocky sinks into a depression, and Apollo decides to train Rocky for a rematch against Lang so Rocky can try to win the title back. Written by Todd Baldridge Rocky III - An American Tradition... See more » Genres: 28 May 1982 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Rocky, Part 3 See more » Filming Locations: $16,015,408 (USA) (4 June 1982) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Thunderlips ( Hulk Hogan ) is billed at a height of seven feet, despite Hogan only being 6'8". This was because in the first two films, Rocky was billed as 6'1", whereas Sylvester Stallone is only 5'10".

Because Hogan is genuinely ten inches taller than Stallone, to maintain the illusion that Rocky was over six feet tall, Thunderlips had to be billed as being taller than the actor portraying him. See more » Goofs In the beginning of the film, there's an overhead shot (of Rocky and "Thunderlips" facing one another) where the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the back of Thunderlips's head. See more » Quotes Clubber Lang : [before the rematch with Rocky] Hey, boy. Hey, boy. After I crucify him, you next. Apollo Creed : Just stay outta my face, chump. [turns his back on Clubber] Clubber Lang : Don't turn your back on me, sucka! [he shoves Apollo and a melee breaks out] Rocky Balboa : [after the scuffle is broken up] I thought you said be cool! See more » Crazy Credits "Rocky" is actually displayed on screen three separate times at the start of the film (first scrolling onto the screen from right to left (along with the number III), then spelled out with fireworks, and finally in simple text at the bottom right of the screen (again with III), several minutes later).

See more » Connections An OK sequel to the first two but lost a lot of its umfph 28 February 2015 | by breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com (United States) – See all my reviews For the character of Rocky Balboa, success always seemed miles away. Struggling to make it through on a daily basis on the urban streets was never an easy task. His sluggish yet innocent personality made him an obvious target to individuals who wanted to take advantage of him. For all that, everything would change when he went toe-to-toe (twice) with the latest heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed. Even after the first fight, Rocky had become nothing short of legend. As for the rematch, it was what solidified his image as the rising star that he was. Rocky (1976) and Rocky II (1979) are the two films that book-ended this story so nicely. Of course there would be a continuation that would be in the form of this feature but did it maintain the same level of quality? It's there, but not as much. It's still a well-made and captivating entry but it lacks the substance that made the first two so gratifying to see.

The film begins like it did with its first sequel by recapping the finale of its predecessor and showing how much of a beating Rocky could really take. After winning the title, Rocky then becomes engrossed in his fame by covering promo ads, photo shoots, celebrity show cameos and interviews. Despite this, Rocky ends up confronting a new opponent named Clubber Lang (Mr. T) and discovers he may not be as prepared as he thought, so Apollo Creed returns to get Rocky in shape one last time. As for Stallone's direction on how he wanted Rocky to develop as a character, the idea was absolutely fine. When someone becomes famous and is offered riches beyond their imagination, who wouldn't indulge? The lesson behind it all is that you can't let your guard down, no matter how comfortable you feel. Nonetheless, Stallone's writing misfires a number of times in compensation for his directing. The problems in the screenplay are that unlike its forerunners, there are a couple of scenes that do not add any meaning to the story at hand. Right at the start, Rocky has to confront his Brother-in-law Pauly (Burt Young) about his reckless behavior.

Turns out that Pauly is jealous over Rocky's fame, yet the matter is resolved all within the same scene. Another is the charity match between Rocky and Thunderlips (Hulk Hogan). There's nothing wrong with this match up; who wouldn't want to see it? But the fact that it did not move the plot a long in any way other than for the spectacle of Hogan Vs Stallone had no use. These kinds of instances are wasteful. Meanwhile, the audience could have had more sentimental scenes between Rocky and his family. That's not the case though. The audience barely views any family time between Rocky, his wife Adrian and young son. Instead, fans see Pauly constantly complaining and Adrian saying almost nothing important until close to the final act. Along with developing Rocky and his family, his opponent Clubber Lang receives little treatment either. It's hard to say if Clubber Lang's personality is actually Mr. T being himself or not. It's also another thing when a character is determined by something, but Lang doesn't seem to have a reason. Lang has hatred so strong that there's got to be more of a motive than just Rocky ignoring his demands for a match. No one holds that much resentment for a reason like that.

Lang really just appears to be fuming out of nowhere for very little reason. Burgess Meredith as Mickey, Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed and Tony Burton as Creed's coach were really the only true redeeming character additions. Meredith is able to provide a touching scene with Rocky and seeing Creed and his former coach team up with Rocky is also a plus. This particular element helps humanize Creed and his followers and makes them even more likable as characters. The other remaining components that do work like before were the music and match fights. The way the fights are choreographed still have life in them and keep the sequences moving at a brisk pace as if to emulate how fast the fists are flying. Credit also goes to Bill Butler, who also was director of photography for Rocky II (1979) and Jaws (1975). Also, because this film represents how far Rocky drifted from his original life (living style), numerous shots contain everything from floor to ceiling of glam and riches galore. It's definitely flashy and displays how much wealth Rocky acquired but it's all style over substance (as explained before). The music composed again by Bill Conti did another efficient job.

This time when it came to contemporary music of the time, "Eye of the Tiger" is emphasized more than anything else. "Gonna Fly Now" is still in there but "Eye of the Tiger" was given more priority. The Rocky theme is still played throughout as well along with the softer moments that occur. It's still a decent movie but wasn't executed entirely right. Sylvester Stallone had the right idea on how to continue Rocky's story but his screenplay misses the point by including scenes that go nowhere instead of developing all of its characters like the first two films. Mr. T as Clubber Lang was certainly the right choice for an antagonist but he too barely has much depth. The music and fight sequences all still please to a point with Carl Weathers returning but without all of its developed characters, the heart of the story doesn't feel as strong. 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes

Question: Which member of The A Team played Clubber Lang in Rocky III?
Answer: Mr. T